Tuesday, August 2, 2011

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TEXT: Lexington, Ky., July 10. – Mrs. Kate Phipps has been arrested charged
with disfiguring Mary Ryan, a girl who was mysteriously attacked in a stable.
The girl’s identification of the woman was dramatic.

Mrs.
Phipps is a neighbor of the girl and during the latter’s delirium has called
frequently to inquire about the girl’s condition. Miss Ryan was in her right
mind when Mrs. Phipps called. On sight of Mrs. Phipps the girl screamed and
became hysterical. Miss Ryan declared that the woman who attacked her said as
she made the onslaught:

“If I
can't have rosy cheeks, you can’t. Everybody likes you: nobody likes me.” She
then threw carbolic acid in her face and cut her with a knife on the cheeks and
hands. Mrs. Phipps says she did not make the attack.